REACH LATEST
June 1st, 2004
BY ALAN OSBORNTHE BRITISH government maybe "re-considering" its proposals for chemical registration in the context of the EU's REACH plan, following criticism from industry that its approach is impractical and costly. Britain, acting under a mandate from the EU Council of Ministers, is developing a "one substance - one registration" policy in response to charges that the original proposal from the European Commission is over-complex and would involve excessive testing.However the UK plan would mean companies being forced to work in consortia to get substances ...
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